One of the first real signs that “Queer” is going to be an unconventional movie is when Daniel Craig in a linen suit saunters through Mexico City during the early ’50s and the soundtrack blasts a song by Nirvana. Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says it’s a pretty nifty way to explain this story of a man unmoored by time, geography and himself.
This image released by A24 shows Daniel Craig , left, and Drew Starkey in a scene from “Queer.” This image released by A24 shows Daniel Craig , left, and Drew Starkey in a scene from “Queer.” This image released by A24 shows Daniel Craig , left, and Leslie Manville in a scene from “Queer.” This image released by A24 shows Daniel Craig , left, and Drew Starkey in a scene from “Queer.
He doesn’t just sound like a William S. Burroughs hero, he’s partly Burroughs himself — “Queer” was a confessional novella written long before his breakthrough novel “Naked Lunch.” So buckle up. You’re going to see some weird stuff.“Queer” is best when it’s a character study of Lee, who in Craig’s hands is charming, selfish, arrogant, abrasive, foppish and sometimes unable to read a room. It’s a million miles from 007, even if Lee carries a pistol.
One scene has the two men walking down a street and Eugene subtly shakes off the older man’s hand on his shoulder. “Is he a queer?” Lee asks a friend. “I can’t tell.” One drunken night he approaches his source of adoration and confesses he wants to speak without speaking. He soon will try.
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